Marigold Infrastructure Partners DBJV Looking for Expediter/ Buyer: Urban Transportation Infrastructure at Edmonton, AB Full Time

Proudly constructing the Valley Line West LRT

The City of Edmonton selected Marigold Infrastructure Partners to design and build the 14-kilometre Valley Line West LRT project from downtown to Lewis Farms. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2021 and will take five to six years to complete.

Marigold is a design-build joint venture agreement between Colas and Parsons.

Expediter/ Buyer: Urban Transportation Infrastructure

The role is responsible for all buying and expediting activities for Rail and Systems on the Edmonton LRT project. Key responsibilities include coordinating and expediting the Purchasing Process for these Systems specialty packages from identification and selection of suppliers / subcontractors, management of RFP process, analysis of conformity of the bids, negotiation of commercial clauses and contract agreements, placement of purchase orders trough to follow-up of the transport, logistics and importation aspects. The role knows the specific Rail and Systems market and contributes to optimize the procurement delivery strategy, identifies cost reduction opportunities to achieve or improve budget targets. You will be expected to provide expertise in commercial negotiations, strategic sourcing, vendor development/management, purchasing, expediting, supplier data control, supplier quality, and claims management as the project needs dictate.

In this role, you will be required to live or relocate to the City of Edmonton, for the duration of the 5-year program.

Responsibilities:

• Perform full cycle supply chain management, logistics and materials management
• Apply the project’s purchasing policy and procedures to ensure their implementation
• Conduct the entire purchasing process from supplier identification to final delivery on site
• Lead the development and evaluation of vendor identification, pre-qualification and recommendation of vendors for the program.

• Consolidate project purchasing requirements for rails and systems
• Develop, execute and oversee procurement policies and procedures and ensure compliance with Company business ethics policy and Conflict-Of-Interest Policy.

• Support project management to develop the procurement strategy for rail and systems, identify cost reduction opportunities to achieve or improve budget targets
• Provide a thorough analysis and understanding of local business practices to suit the strategy for rail and systems procurement.
• Select suppliers from those already known by the project and additional suppliers as required
• Coordinates all procurement activities with clients, project management, vendors and subcontractors.

• Prepare or update Requests for Proposal (RFP) documentation working with the project’s technical teams
• Organise or continue consultations with the selected suppliers
• Prepare and update RFP Comparison Tables

• Provide risk analysis regarding supply and/or subcontractors contracts and agreements, in particular recommend approaches to purchase commodities with high raw materials content
• Negotiate with suppliers and/or subcontractors and prepare subsequent Purchase Orders and/or Contract Agreements and delivery dates working with the commercial and legal leads
• Work closely with the program management team to coordinate program start-up, material releases, execute placements of subcontracts, manage subcontractor performance in the completion of tasks, milestones, serve as lead in resolving subcontractor and supplier issues, and processing of payments.

• Follow-up import and custom clearance process
• Report to the project the overall progress of rail and systems procurement efforts

Requirements:

• Excellent written, verbal, communication and organizational skills
• Undergraduate degree or higher with at least 5 years of relevant work experience in procurement activities in the rail industry, urban transportation or infrastructure
• Knowledge of Canadian law with respect to trading and importing goods and incoterms rules.
• Experience in procurement of one or more of the following rail systems: trackwork, traction power equipment, overhead contact line, signalling and communications
• Knowledge of raw material hedging and associated strategies
• Knowledge of North American marketplace (suppliers and installers)
• Experience with transport & logistics activities
• Compliance and Ethics driven
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the keen ability to interact with senior internal and external personnel, clients, vendors and subcontractors on significant matters (briefings, reviews, audits, strategy development).
• Must have demonstrated negotiation experience, be tactful, but assertive, with advanced skills in sourcing and procurement
• Must have experience working and negotiating with global suppliers.
• Ability to work and strategize independently

• Transition comfortably between office and field

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Schedule:

COVID-19 considerations:
Building access limited to employees and scheduled visitors. Frequently-touched surfaces are sanitized. Employees are vaccinated. Employees mask and follow social distancing protocols.

Experience:

• infrastructure/ transportation: 3 years (required)

Application deadline: 2022-03-04
Expected start date: 2022-03-21